Kovalev's 1 bout away to be Undisputed King, would Peter Nelson be open to purse bids

http://a3.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2014%2F1220%2Fbox_stevenson-kovalev_1296x729.jpg&w=570 HBO has the largest budget for boxing of any television executive, this network had the largest audience. Those factors give the president great power and influence in the industry. According some colomnists, Hershman was not personally dynamic and isn't one to get out and promote HBO's fights or other boxing offers. But Nelson is like a 21st century Lou DiBella (without the zaniness) in that he is a Harvard graduate with a facile mind, a keen understanding of the boxing business and a feel for what works on television. He's now HBO's go-to guy in terms of buying fights. HBO believes Nelson understand how the market is currently transforming. Because, it's only a matter of time before Spike TV, Fox, NBC, NBC Sports, CBS and possibly ESPN/ABC begin purchasing boxing programming from PBC rather than PBC purchasing airtime from those networks. When that day comes, the hardline negotiating tactics of HBO under Hershman era, will be far less appealing than it appears to be now. Hershman famously banned Golden Boy Promotions fighters from HBO because of its close affiliation with PBC creator Al Haymon. Nelson told Yahoo Sports on 12/01/2015 he is open to working with all promoters " Our commitment right now is to boxing". On 11/28/2015, WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson said on a Showtime broadcast that he met in person in Quebec City with IBF/WBA/WBO champion Sergey Kovalev about a fight in June. That has been a fight that fans have wanted for a long time. But over the years the battle over which network would air the fight often meant that it didn't happen at all. It is vital for Nelson to fix that, and he said he is confident he can. He's not necessarily open to sharing fights with another network unless it is a significant pay-per-view bout. But, in this situation, what we're committed to is seeing Sergey Kovalev's career arc go in the deepest, richest direction it can. To that end, the fights that can get made that are going to be of greatest adversity for him and greatest challenge to him, those are the types of fights he wants. "So to the extent that Sergey Kovalev is saying, 'Let's get this fight made,' that's the extent to which we're rallying behind it and will try to make it happen." With Nelson in charge at least HBO has someone that can start a clean slate with Haymon. HBO would buy fights in a manner that they always have, however, HBO would only buy significant fights, the kind of significant fights that PBC needs to showcase on free TV. Because Nelson has been put in place so that pieces can begin to move.